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1. | [ verb ] move upward | |
Synonyms: | go_up move_up lift come_up arise uprise | |
Examples: | "The fog lifted" "The smoke arose from the forest fire" "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
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Related terms: | descend travel climb soar go_up chandelle scend steam rocket uplift surface elevation | |
2. | [ verb ] increase in value or to a higher point | |
Synonyms: | go_up climb | |
Examples: | "prices climbed steeply" "the value of our house rose sharply last year" |
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Related terms: | grow jump advance soar bull climb | |
3. | [ verb ] rise to one's feet | |
Synonyms: | stand_up get_up arise uprise | |
Examples: | "The audience got up and applauded" |
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Related terms: | sit_down lie_down change_posture bristle take_the_floor | |
4. | [ verb ] rise up | |
Synonyms: | rear lift | |
Examples: | "The building rose before them" |
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Related terms: | look loom upgrade | |
5. | [ noun ] a growth in strength or number or importance | |
Related terms: | fall emergence wave spike crime_wave heighten | |
6. | [ verb ] come to the surface | |
Synonyms: | rise_up come_up surface | |
Related terms: | ascend well emerge bubble_up resurface surface lift surfacing | |
7. | [ verb ] be promoted, move to a better position | |
Synonyms: | move_up | |
Related terms: | change queen | |
8. | [ verb ] get up and out of bed | |
Synonyms: | get_up uprise arise turn_out | |
Examples: | "I get up at 7 A.M. every day" "They rose early" "He uprose at night" |
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Related terms: | go_to_bed go_to_bed riser | |
9. | [ verb ] come into existence; take on form or shape | |
Synonyms: | arise develop originate spring_up grow uprise | |
Examples: | "A new religious movement originated in that country" "a love that sprang up from friendship," "the idea for the book grew out of a short story" "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
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Related terms: | become come well_up come_forth resurge head develop initiation emergence | |
10. | [ verb ] become more extreme | |
Synonyms: | heighten | |
Examples: | "The tension heightened" |
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Related terms: | increase | |
11. | [ verb ] go up or advance | |
Synonyms: | mount climb wax | |
Examples: | "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
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Related terms: | wane increase jump advance upgrade climb waxing | |
12. | [ noun ] the act of changing location in an upward direction | |
Synonyms: | ascension ascending ascent | |
Related terms: | motion climb soar levitation heave arise ascend | |
13. | [ verb ] rise in rank or status | |
Synonyms: | jump climb_up | |
Examples: | "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" |
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Related terms: | change leap | |
14. | [ verb ] become heartened or elated | |
Examples: | "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" |
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15. | [ verb ] exert oneself to meet a challenge | |
Examples: | "rise to a challenge" "rise to the occasion" |
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Related terms: | tackle | |
16. | [ verb ] come up, of celestial bodies | |
Synonyms: | ascend uprise come_up | |
Examples: | "The sun also rises": "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..." "Jupiter ascends" |
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Related terms: | set astronomy | |
17. | [ noun ] (geography) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | |
Synonyms: | acclivity raise climb upgrade ascent | |
Examples: | "the car couldn't make the grade" |
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Related terms: | descent slope uphill climb ascend | |
18. | [ noun ] a movement upward | |
Synonyms: | ascent ascension rising | |
Examples: | "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
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Related terms: | fall change_of_location uplifting elevation heave upheaval liftoff climb takeoff rapid_climb ascend | |
19. | [ verb ] (food) increase in volume | |
Synonyms: | prove | |
Examples: | "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
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Related terms: | grow | |
20. | [ verb ] get up from a sitting or lying position | |
Synonyms: | straighten | |
Examples: | "The audience rose when then conductor entered the orchestra pit" "Rise from your chair" |
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Related terms: | sink change_posture rear draw_up scend surface | |
21. | [ noun ] the amount a salary is increased | |
Synonyms: | raise wage_hike salary_increase wage_increase hike | |
Examples: | "he got a 3% raise" "he got a wage hike" |
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Related terms: | increase hike | |
22. | [ verb ] take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance | |
Synonyms: | rebel rise_up arise | |
Related terms: | protest revolt mutiny rebellion | |
23. | [ verb ] grow in volume, as under the influence of heat or fermentation; of substances | |
Related terms: | expand grow | |
24. | [ noun ] the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises | |
Synonyms: | rising_slope upgrade | |
Related terms: | grade wax | |
25. | [ noun ] an increase in cost | |
Synonyms: | boost cost_increase hike | |
Examples: | "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" |
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Related terms: | increase hike | |
26. | [ noun ] (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost | |
Synonyms: | procession emanation | |
Examples: | "the emanation of the Holy Spirit" "the rising of the Holy Ghost" "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" |
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Related terms: | origin theology | |
27. | [ verb ] return from the dead | |
Synonyms: | resurrect uprise | |
Examples: | "Christ is risen!" "The dead are to uprise" |
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Related terms: | return resurrect | |
28. | [ noun ] a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground | |
Synonyms: | lift | |
Related terms: | wave surface | |
29. | [ noun ] increase in price or value | |
Synonyms: | advance | |
Examples: | : "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" |
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Related terms: | increase | |
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